Campden Park Forest Reserve (19930)
St Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Year of last assessment: 2009

National site name: Campden Park Forest Reserve

Central coordinates: Latitude: 13.1697, Longitude: -61.2382

System: terrestrial

Elevation (m): 0 to 76

Area of KBA (km²): 0.10253

KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: This proposed Reserve consists of Dry Scrub Woodland and is located near the coast adjacent to the Campden Park River. It shares its western borders with the compound of the Forestry Department’s Headquarters. Thus the site is often used for staff field training and public education. The majority of the remaining boundary lies adjacent to human settlement and boundary encroachment has been a serious challenge to the Forestry Department. Dominant tree species include Bursera simaruba, Swietenia mahogani and Tabebuia pallida .

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)

Additional biodiversity: Bird species are generally confined to those associated with the relatively dry tropical Forest Woodland. Seven (7) RRS but no Globally-threatened species are found. Non-bird biodiversity: Relevant species include herpetofauna A. griseus, A. trinitatus and M. bruesi.

Delineation rationale: Mark has the shapefiles.

Habitats

Summary of habitats in KBA: This proposed Reserve consists of Dry Scrub Woodland and is located near the coast adjacent to the Campden Park River.Dominant tree species include Bursera simaruba, Swietenia mahogani and Tabebuia pallida. .

Land use: nature conservation and research | tourism/recreation

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Shrubland	100

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Due its proximity to human settlements, squatting, bushfires and use of the site by domestic animals (cats, dogs and chickens) are common.Hunting of the iguana sometimes occurs.

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